NOAA 16 DEB, 41503

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NOAA 16 DEB, 41503 is space debris in SSO originally from a launch on Thu, 21 Sep 2000 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

41503, 2000-055MB

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

2000-09-21 (25 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 NOAA 16 DEB
1 41503U 00055MB  25198.58824911  .00007819  00000-0  19416-2 0  9994
2 41503  98.7681 322.8897 0023347   8.6663 351.4930 14.51938966487209

Epoch: 2025-07-17T14:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-17T14:07:04.723Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

175.46811°

Altitude

705.888 km

Speed

7.512 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 31m 33s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-58.93787°

Longitude

-168.3503°

Altitude

734.807 km

Speed

7.49 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 14m 18s

Apparent Declination

-50° 04' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:42:48

Azimuth

156.075° SSE

Elevation

-78.679°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

733.005 km

Perigee altitude

699.878 km

Semi-major axis

7,094.579 km

Eccentricity

0.00233

Inclination

98.7681°

RAAN

322.8897°

Arg. of periapsis

8.6663°

True anomaly

351.45331°

Mean anomaly

351.493°

Eccentric anomaly

351.47317°

Mean motion

3.63206 °/min

Orbital period

99.12 mins

BSTAR

0.0019416

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Other satellites on launch #55 in the year 2000 (2000-09-21 UTC)

NOAA 16 DEB, 41070 (Decayed)

NOAA 16 DEB Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
7 mins	2025-07-19 07:36:17.462Z	127.875° SE	2025-07-19 07:39:17.462Z	79.179° E	29.419°	2025-07-19 07:43:17.462Z	8.392° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-19 09:15:17.462Z	224.803° SW	2025-07-19 09:17:17.462Z	256.388° W	21.295°	2025-07-19 09:21:17.462Z	315.894° NNW
7 mins	2025-07-19 21:17:17.462Z	13.38° NNE	2025-07-19 21:20:17.462Z	207.734° SW	44.895°	2025-07-19 21:24:17.462Z	195.522° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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